Cherie’s Colyton Kitchen Reno

In this renovation, expert renovator, Cherie Barber, takes hold of her paint brush and rollers, to teach one of her younger sisters, Jeneane, (and the rest of Australia too) how to transform a kitchen on a modest budget of just $2,000, in 2 days, with […]

Cherie’s Whole House Colyton Renovation

Homeowners, Janet and Fred bought this western Sydney home in 2016, with the aim of building a property portfolio for long term wealth accumulation. The couple deliberately purchased an “un-renovated” property so that they could do a cosmetic renovation and add instant equity and rental […]

Kitchen renovation challenge: 1 Kitchen – 2 Ways

A creative kitchen renovation project: learn how to maximise a small apartment space and renovate a kitchen within a small footprint – creatively and on a budget. What will you learn in this article?  A kitchen renovation project within a small studio space How this […]

Renovating Your Kitchen On A Shoestring Budget

With the average kitchen renovation conservatively estimated at between $10,000 to $15,000, you can appreciate the challenge of gutting and replacing this old-timer on a budget of roughly $5000. But that’s the reality of TV renovating for my slot on The Living Room – time […]

Cherie’s Campbelltown Renovation

Husband and wife homeowners, Darren and Cat recently purchased this property and have just spent the last eight weeks renovating their property internally. The couple were very hands on during the internal renovation but both are unsure as to how to tackle the weatherboard exterior. […]

Cherie’s Under $5000 Kitchen Renovation

Belinda and Frank described their eight-person family as “yours, mine and ours”. The couple bought their family home four years ago and had renovated the bathroom, ensuite as well as making some other small cosmetic changes to other parts of the house. Belinda and Frank […]

Beautiful Bathrooms On A Budget

Sounds too good to be true, right? Well it’s not! Full bathroom remodels – where you rip out and replace everything, often cost in the average price range of $6,000 to $12,000 depending on the size and quality of your bathroom. And if your bathroom […]

First Impressions Count!

First Impressions count right? Of course they do! You wouldn’t go to a job interview in your Pyjamas would you? So why would you put your property out there in less than its finest attire?  From the moment anyone pulls up out the front of […]

Cherie’s Berkeley Vale Renovation

Central Coast mum of three Lea was in trouble.  She purchased her investment property on the ill advise of an accountant ten years ago, and the property has sent her into a black hole of debt to the tune of $2,000 per month.  That’s on […]